Description

Hall of Fame flannel straight out of Ebbets!

1956 Walt Alston Game Worn Brooklyn Dodgers Jersey, MEARS
A10. He's number nine on the Major Leagues' managerial career
victories list, packed tight within a brotherhood of Big Apple
legends, just behind Joe McCarthy and just ahead of Leo Durocher
and Casey Stengel. It was Alston who presided over the sole World
Championship enjoyed by the borough of Brooklyn, and he'd win three
more in Los Angeles after the heartbreaking relocation. His Bums
would come up a single game short the year he sported this home
white flannel at Ebbets Field, the last of seven Brooklyn seasons
to conclude in a Subway Series against the hated Yankees.

The distinctive style instantly transports us back to the glory
days of New York City baseball, creamy white flannel providing a
scripted blue felt "Dodgers" and a red number "24" on the chest,
those digits repeated in blue on reverse. Lower left front tail
holds the proper "Spalding" label and size "44" designator above a
blue embroidered "Alston" sewn directly into the body. Lower left
interior tail finds a "Set 1 1956" flap tag anchored by a washing
instructions label.

The staining and moth holes typical of decades-old wool garments
are absent here, leaving the jersey to present as utterly flawless.
Without a single identifier or button out of place, the experts at
MEARS were inspired to assign a perfect rating, making this
arguably the finest Alston representation ever to grace the hobby's
auction block. LOA from MEARS, A10. LOA from Heritage
Auctions.

Auction Info

Auction Dates

August, 2016

27th-28thSaturday-Sunday

Internet/Mail Bids: 11

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